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Martha McClellan Brown Speeches

 
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  • Duties and Rights by Martha McClellan Brown

    Duties and Rights

    Martha McClellan Brown

    Martha McClellan Brown outlines her thoughts on the nature of rights and duties, the notion of moral development and the progress of democracy.

  • Is Woman’s Executive Power Growing? by Martha McClellan Brown

    Is Woman’s Executive Power Growing?

    Martha McClellan Brown

    Text of a talk arguing that as opportunities for women grow and women assume expanded roles in all walks of life, including business and politics, they must be granted the right to vote.

  • The Meaning of the Ballot – An Aftermath by Martha McClellan Brown

    The Meaning of the Ballot – An Aftermath

    Martha McClellan Brown

    The text of an article written for the Guernsey Times. Martha McClellan Brown argues that the power to vote is necessary for the advancement of mankind and the common good. She further argues that until women achieve the right to vote the power of the vote can not be fully realized.

  • Women’s Future by Martha McClellan Brown

    Women’s Future

    Martha McClellan Brown

    Handwritten note outlining Brown’s thoughts on the future of women. She argues that the progress of women parallels that of men, and that women are ready to realize their full potential. The author is presumed to be Martha McClellan Brown.

  • Women’s Rights by Martha McClellan Brown

    Women’s Rights

    Martha McClellan Brown

    Martha McClellan Brown gives historical context to the women’s movement, citing examples from Roman Law, canon law, and English common law, before discussing the current state of the women’s rights movement in the United States. After outlining common arguments against granting women the right to vote, she counters them and moves on to argue for equal rights for women in all areas.

  • Democracy As We Know It by Martha McClellan Brown

    Democracy As We Know It

    Martha McClellan Brown

    The text of a talk given at the Cincinnati Women’s Club on February 4, 1897. McClellan Brown discusses the state of democracy, the importance of the vote as a means of advancing humankind, and the impact of the consolidation of population centers in large cities. She argues that the full power of democracy cannot be realized until all citizens enjoy the right to vote.

  • Wesleyan College Annual Address by Martha McClellan Brown

    Wesleyan College Annual Address

    Martha McClellan Brown

    An address, given at Cincinnati Wesleyan College, in which Brown discusses the importance of higher education for women.

 
 
 

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